Tiger girl looking puzzled

Being a mom of a two year old girl can be very trying at times. She can be as different as night and day in a split second. Any single thing which she feels slighted about will send her screaming with tears. It’s really difficult to pinpoint what is the trigger and what causes the sudden outburst.

Some days she can wake up bright and cheery while on other days it seems that everything that would go wrong does go wrong. It can be extremely frustrating and stressful dealing with Tiger girl on such a morning. Every single thing which you do to try to get her to be ready for school backfires. Nothing that you do can please and satisfy her and only throws her further off the edge.

Tears stream down her cheeks and her nose starts to fill up with sniffles. It seems to her like the whole world is crumbling around her and she is collapsing due to the heavy weight.

The situation can be really trying and I am often at a lost on how to calm her down and make her think rationally. It is hard to reason with a two year old who is still at the ” It’s Mine!!” and ” No!! I don’t want” stage. The terrible twos are some would say where they are trying to exert their own authority and at the same time learn about the boundaries that have been set around them.

It is certainly a trying situation and I’m hanging on by a thin thread. It doesn’t get any easier the third time around. Girls are more whiny then boys and certainly harder to coax. The normal tricks of switching on the television for her to watch, having popcorn for breakfast or even getting to wear outing clothes instead of her school uniform to Nursery school all failed badly. I’m still thinking of new methods and ways to deal with this.

This morning I had to let her slowly cool down on her own till she was ready to talk and reason. 30 minutes. That is the time that was needed for Tiger child to revert back to her normal self. I’m lucky that we did have to rush off to school or we would certainly be very late!!

April 23, 2013

Colourful Fishes and Dolphins at SEA Aquarium

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Our family photo

During the weekend we went to the S.E.A. Aquarium at Resort World Sentosa. It was the 2nd time that the kids visited the place. We visited the Aquarium last month but were not able to view all the exhibits due to the time constrain which we had. This time around we were determined to view as many exhibits as possible.

Viewing the shipwreck

The first exhibit which we saw was the shipwreck at the entrance of the underwater tunnel. Looking at the artifact it reminded me about the story Treasure Island which I read during my childhood.

Yellow Angel Fishes

We saw many different colourful fishes swimming in the tanks. I love the vibrant yellow of these Angel Fish with their bold black stripes on their bodies.

Circular Tank

There were a few circular two story high fish tank exhibits within the aquarium. It was quite difficult to capture a good shot of the tank as it was simply too wide and it was extremely crowded making it hard to get up and close with the tanks.

Dolphins

The dolphins are the latest attraction at the SEA Aquarium. The exhibit recently opened a few weeks back and the kids were thrilled to see the dolphins swimming happily in the tank.

Vibrant Pink Fish

I don’t know what’s the name of this fish but it was the first time that I was seeing pink fish. Tiger girl was ticked pink to see actual pink fish swimming in the tank. Pink is one of her favourite colours and to have fish in pink was certainly awesome!!

Orange Fishes

If pink is not your color then how about these Orange fishes for your fish tank instead? I bet these fishes will look luminous at night given their vibrant color.